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ProfessorGAC
(71,168 posts)I'm super fussy about temperature. Even in a thermo mug, it gets too cold for to enjoy it fairly quickly.
I might pour 2 cups, but likely only actually drink half of each. Maybe less!
debm55
(40,420 posts)Ziggysmom
(3,681 posts)Plus, when Ive tried to eliminate caffeine, it made my migraines worse.
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(40,420 posts)MustLoveBeagles
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(40,420 posts)Polly Hennessey
(7,594 posts)Im one of those individuals that can drink coffee before bedtime and fall instantly asleep. Coffee is one of lifes pleasures. ☕️😋
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(40,420 posts)hlthe2b
(107,366 posts)throughout the day.
(I don't drink soft drinks. I tend to drink mostly water when I work out.
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(40,420 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(11,342 posts)On mornings when I go to the shelter it's liable to be only one big one though. On winter afternoons I'm likely to have a cup of green tea.
I'm done with the day's coffee by eight am. As bad as my insomnia is, I don't want to make it worse.
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(40,420 posts)TommieMommy
(1,343 posts)Lots of water too
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(40,420 posts)NotASurfer
(2,331 posts)Diners tend to use 6 ounce cups which I suspect is because that's the size in a standard tea cup circa 1800. A standard cup is 8 ounces. America super sized our mugs to 10 or 12 ounces.
I go through about 3 mugs, so 4-5 cups at 8 ounces a pop, or 5-6 cups at diner sized.
Prrrrrrrrrobably too much any way you pour it
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(40,420 posts)Cartoonist
(7,563 posts)One serving of each per day.
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(40,420 posts)surfered
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(40,420 posts)underpants
(187,889 posts)ALL day.
debm55
(40,420 posts)I drink three cups a day. I once asked the owner of a coffee shop I used to frequent many years ago: "Jimmy, do you think 60,000 or so cups of this stuff over a stretch of, oh, say 60 years would do me any harm?" He said "no" so I just carried on.
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(40,420 posts)EYESORE 9001
(27,698 posts)Although I use a big cup, so probably 3 ordinary human-size cups. Also, Ill sometimes have coffee with a meal when dining out. I consider myself fortunate to have the ability to sleep fine after coffee in the evening.
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(40,420 posts)kimbutgar
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(40,420 posts)OLDMDDEM
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(40,420 posts)liberal N proud
(61,004 posts)I drink the Coke Zero to reduce sugar intake but thats my only source of caffeine
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(40,420 posts)Basso8vb
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(40,420 posts)johnp3907
(3,925 posts)Although heart palpitations have made me way down on caffeine.
debm55
(40,420 posts)and it is a must-have. the rest of the day's caffeine is from iced tea and the occasional cola.
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(40,420 posts)cloudbase
(5,844 posts)More coffee for the rest of us.
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(40,420 posts)MiHale
(11,042 posts)Wake at 4-4:30
done with coffee after lunch, usually at about 12. All depends on what needs to be done. We make half-caf nowadays. Used to have a 32 cup coffee urn that went all day
never a problem sleeping and that was fully caffeinated. We were running 16-18 hour days at that point running three different businesses. Felt great to retire even if it meant half-caf.
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(40,420 posts)Glorfindel
(10,027 posts)depending on the mood I'm in. I really LOVE coffee!
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(40,420 posts)Glorfindel
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(40,420 posts)Pinback
(12,934 posts)I can get by on one if crunched for time, but 2 big cups put me in a good position to have a productive, or at least normal, day.
Im a pourover dork, so I use good beans, a quality burr grinder, and consistent temp & technique for each cup.
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(40,420 posts)Americanme
(108 posts)Usually more, especially when it's cold out. Some days I will drink black coffee from 4am until 6pm.
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(40,420 posts)arkielib
(384 posts)Then I switch to decaf and tea in the afternoon.
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(40,420 posts)Marigold
(223 posts)He got me hooked on coffee when we started dating. I drink two cups of Nespresso with soy milk, and he drinks two pots of coffee, black. He sleeps like a baby.
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(40,420 posts)Jeebo
(2,352 posts)... sweetened with Splenda, and Dr. Pepper Zero. Rarely anything else. I have drunk coffee only once in my entire life. That was in 1966 when I and a bunch of other kids went to a local drive-in theatre and pitched a drunk. After a few hours one of the kids drove me to a drive-in restaurant and poured coffee down my throat. I was 16. That was the only time in my life that I've ever drunk coffee and almost the only time I've ever drunk anything alcoholic beer, wine or hard liquor. I can't stand the stuff now, never touch the stuff and never have, with that one exception when I was 16.
Ron
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(40,420 posts)Hassler
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(40,420 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,919 posts)and my little coffee pot makes just the right amount.
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(40,420 posts)pandr32
(12,392 posts)My 'cups' are usually more than 8 ounces and I always prefer dark roasts.
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(40,420 posts)fargone
(269 posts)I have to let them cool substantially. I don't drink coffee, too bitter. I don't drink tea, the bags get stuck in my throat.
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(40,420 posts)fargone
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(40,420 posts)dwayneb
(905 posts)Before retirement as an engineer I cranked down 3- 4 cups of coffee in the morning.
Now that I don't need that jolt of energy in the morning I either go decaff, or sometimes, a half cup.
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(40,420 posts)Diamond_Dog
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(40,420 posts)Mike Nelson
(10,433 posts)... one in the AM is my limit. More and I bounce off the walls. Next, I have tea. Limit two cups of black or green tea. then, if I must, it's decaf or water. I cut out sodas and fruit drinks, so they are off the table.
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(40,420 posts)FloridaBlues
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(40,420 posts)Midnight Writer
(23,280 posts)I used to live on coffee, working lots of odd shifts, but as I got older, it began to upset my stomach, affect my taste buds, and stain my teeth. So I gave it up and instead just take a pill for a "wake-me-up".
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(40,420 posts)3catwoman3
(25,930 posts)I do like tiramisu as long as the coffee flavor is very mild.
When I was a kid, my dad insisted that I dunk an oatmeal cookie in coffee, which he liked to do. I didn't want to, but he wouldn't take no for an answer. I thought it tasted awful, and am quite sure this experience is the root of my dislike of coffee.
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(40,420 posts)3catwoman3
(25,930 posts)I put a mug of milk in the freezer long enough for a crust of ice to form so it is really, really cold.
Elessar Zappa
(16,245 posts)But I can go weeks without it with no problem.
debm55
(40,420 posts)Definitions are needed, however. The cups marked on a carafe are typically 5 ounces, and I measure out 9 which works out to 45 ounces. A coffee mug is around 8 ounces, so this works out to 5 1/2 mugs. 45 ounces is what my thermos holds, and I fill 'er up every morning. A pot is typically 12 cups. So, 3/4 of a pot.
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(40,420 posts)Shermann
(8,767 posts)Even then I'm pretty mellow.
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(40,420 posts)Wicked Blue
(6,901 posts)Sometimes a third.
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(40,420 posts)Harker
(15,363 posts)Tea every day.
Different Drummer
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(40,420 posts)KitFox
(141 posts)I usually have 4 cups (black) spread throughout the day and night. I like dark French roast finely ground. I use Melita filters and a glass carafe and pour just before it boils hot water over. Sometimes in the summer I have ice coffee with a splash of 1/2 and 1/2. My folks were coffee drinkers and I started drinking it when I was in high school.